Andrew S. Punzo

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2013

Areas of Practice
Construction Law

Description
Andrew’s practice focuses on surety and construction law. He advises and represents sureties, owners, contractors and other companies across Canada on:

Bonding issues and bond claims
Construction disputes and litigation
Liens and lien litigation
Drafting and negotiating contracts
Procurement and development issues
Andrew’s surety experience includes bond claims of any size or complexity. He is a go-to advisor for all bonding issues and works with virtually all bonding companies doing business in Canada. He is also regularly engaged by new sureties entering the Canadian market. A large part of Andrew’s surety practice also includes proactive risk management, as well as pursuing rights of recovery.

Andrew also has a general construction law practice for issues arising between owners (both public and private), contractors and subcontractors. His construction practice includes litigation and all aspects of contract drafting and negotiation.

While representing clients involved in litigation, he regularly appears before various Ontario courts and has appeared before courts in other provinces.

Andrew lends his expertise by sitting on the Surety Association of Canada, Ontario Regional Committee and instructing a Construction & Surety Law course for the Surety Association of Canada’s Associateship of Canadian Surety Bonding Designation Program.